The oldest African-American Catholic Church
St. Francis Xavier Church
Who was the last NFL team to have a black player?
Washington Redskins
Who was the 44th President of the United States?
President Barack Obama
First American female gymnast to win a World Gold medal on every event.
Simone Biles
I am an actor that has played in the following movies: Remember the Titans, John Q, Antwone Fisher, Malcolm X, Fences, Training Day and more.
Denzel Washington
An American jazz and swing music singer with a career spanning 26 years. Nicknamed "Lady Day"
Billie Holiday
The first black quarterback to win a Super Bowl.
Doug Williams
Became the first African American of the modern era to become a Major League Baseball player in 1947
Jackie Robinson
The first African-American woman to win an individual Olympic gold in swimming and set an Olympic record and an American record.
Simone Manuel
I am an actress that has played in How to Get Away with murder, Fences, Ma Rainey, and Widows.
Viola Davis
Baltimore native, American lawyer and civil rights activist. There is a movie about me, were Chadwick Boseman played me.
Thurgood Marshall
The first Black coach to win a Super Bowl.
Tony Dungy
She became the first African-American woman since Althea Gibson in 1958, and the first ever in the Open era, to win a Grand Slam singles title.
Serena Williams
American sprinter and athlete won four gold medals for running and field events in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin.
Jesse Owens
I am an American stand-up comedian, actor, and producer. I have performed Ride Along, Central, The Secret Life of Pets, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, and Jumanji: The Next Level.
Kevin Hart
Served in the United States House of Representatives for Maryland’s 7th Congressional district for 23 years. He became an advocate for civil rights at age 11, in 1962
Elijah Cummings
No one has touched the football more than me, I hold the record with 4,924 touches.
Emmitt Smith
Who is the greatest basketball player of all time.
Michael Jordan
Track and field star was the first black woman to win an Olympic gold at the 1948 games in London.
Alice Coachman
I am an actress that has played in Malcolm x, What's Love Got to do With It, Notorious, Black Panther, Olympus has Fallen and the tv show 911.
Angela Bassett
An American pianist, lyricist, and composer of ragtime, jazz, and popular music. In 1921, he and his long-time collaborator Noble Sissle wrote Shuffle Along,
Eubie Blake
Who was the first NFL team to have an black player?
Chicago Bears
I won the NBA Slam Dunk contest as well as the rookie scoring game in 1997
Kobe Bryant
Her flamboyant style on the field, set an all-time record as the fastest woman in the world at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Florence “Flo Jo” Griffith-Joyner
I graduated from Howard University. I have played in, 42, Get on Up, 21 Bridges, Ma Rainey, Black Panther and many more.
Chadwick Boseman